Cetinje
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Cetinje is the former capital of Montenegro, during the time when it was just a bunch of ferocious sheep herders surrounded by the Ottoman Empire. The city was founded in the 15th century, located high up in the mountains above Podgorica on the way to Budva. The city doesn't look like much if you just pass through it but it definitely has some beautiful hidden treasures.
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Get in
You can take either a bus from Budva or a bus from Podgorica for under 5 EUR.
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Get around
The town is small enough that everything is within walking distance.
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See
- Due to the strategic nature of Montenegro, it being an independent state on the border of the Ottoman Empire, all of the major European powers had an embassy in Cetinje. For this reason the town has a continental style old town located a thousand miles away from any of the continental cities that the architecture is representative of. And on top of this, way up in the mountains in the middle of nowhere.
- There is a very old and beautiful monastery at the edge of the city.
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Do
- Hitch hiking the old road from Cetinje over to Kotor will give you a spectacular view of the Kotor bay.
- Hike Mount Lovcen, the highest peak in Montenegro and the burial place of the Montenegrin Kings. On a good day they say you can see Italy.
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Eat
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Drink
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Sleep
Cheap accommodation may be hard to find in Cetinje, you are best off taking a bus to Budva and looking there.
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Get out
By bus of course
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